The Penguins Foundation and Giant Eagle partnered to continue the team’s Thanksgiving tradition Normally at this time of year, Penguins players make their annual trip to Rainbow Kitchen in Homestead to serve Thanksgiving meals to local residents. But of course, this isn’t a normal year. The Penguins aren’t in season,… Read More
Registration is now open for the winter session of Sidney Crosby’s Little Penguins “Learn to Play Hockey” program. The program, now in its 13th season, has provided free equipment and lessons to more than 13,000 local youngsters since its inception in 2008. The introductory program which has been designed for… Read More
During the 2019.20 Pittsburgh Penguins season, fans helped the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation raise over $742,000 through the 50/50 Raffle presented by BETRIVERS.com. Since 2012, the Penguins Foundation has been able to donate nearly $7 million to local charities in and around the Pittsburgh-area. This season, 19 organizations were… Read More
In partnership with UPMC, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation stress the value of education and honor 10 high school students by providing them a 2020 Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation Scholarship. Recipients of the scholarship were awarded with $3,000 to use toward the school in which they will be attending… Read More
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ business office will be a little less noisy in the future. That’s because Dave Soltesz formally retired on June 30, after a distinguished twenty-four-year career as one of the organization’s senior executives. “You always knew when Dave was making his daily stroll through the office at PPG… Read More
Local humanitarian aid organization Global Links and the Western PA Diaper Bank (WPDB) have partnered to host a drive-up diaper distribution event on Thursday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., outside PPG Paints Arena, thanks to support from the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation. The distribution will… Read More
BACKGROUND The Opioid Epidemic continues to devastate communities in pandemic proportions everywhere, especially here in Western Pennsylvania.Overdose deaths in our area are among one of the highest in the country. Although overdose deaths have made a recent decline in our area, reported overdose rates and continued addiction to substance abuse… Read More
The Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation and UPMC Sports Medicine are once again teaming up to offer the Heads UP Pittsburgh program, an innovative concussion awareness and baseline testing initiative for young athletes throughout Western Pennsylvania. Testing for Heads UP Pittsburgh will begin on June 29 and end during the week… Read More
Pittsburgh Penguins co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle have personally donated $100,000 each to assist Pittsburgh institutions battling the COVID-19 pandemic. The joint $200,000 donation will be split equally between Highmark Health and UPMC for specific programs related to the health crisis. The Highmark Health donation will… Read More
The FBI Pittsburgh Field Office is pleased to announce the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation as the recipient of the 2019 Director’s Community Leadership Award (DCLA). The Penguins Foundation is part of the education working group with FBI Pittsburgh’s Heroin Outreach Prevention and Education initiative or HOPE. The working group, which includes… Read More
